Chapter 11 Florida Break For Two Excerpt from ‘Licking Honey Off a Razor Blade’ by Valerie Grimes, CHt A true story about alcohol addiction and hypnosis Available on Amazon and Medium Something had to change. I felt like a character in a relationship themed Groundhog Day. But in spite of my patterns, very positive things […]
Chapter 10 True Story About Alcohol Dependence and Hypnosis
Excerpt from Licking Honey Off a Razor Blade by Valerie Grimes, CHt Chapter 10 Being Vulnerable A book on alcohol dependency and alcohol addiction written by a hypnotist Available on Amazon and Medium He mumbled over the sound of the red-neck alligator hunting reality show, “I just have to get it out,” then he paused, […]
True Story About Alcohol Dependence and Hypnosis Part 9
Excerpt from Licking Honey Off a Razor Blade by Valerie Grimes, CHt Chapter 9 Florida Break (Up) A book on alcohol dependency and alcohol addiction written by a hypnotist Available on Amazon and Medium When family expectations of you are to be perfect all the time and you have hit bottom, it is hard to […]
Chapter 8 True Story of Alcohol Addiction and Hypnosis
Excerpt from Licking Honey Off a Razor Blade by Valerie Grimes A book on alcohol dependency and alcohol addiction written by a hypnotist Available on Amazon and Medium Chapter 8 A Visit to the Suburbs Getting over someone is always a process, like drug detoxing. The mental, emotional and physical aspects rarely align themselves quickly. […]
Chapter 7 True Story Alcohol Addiction and Hypnosis
Excerpt from Licking Honey Off a Razor Blade by Valerie Grimes True Story About Alcohol Addiction and Hypnosis Available on Amazon and Medium Chapter 7 Santa Sal “Hi Valerie, did you get your invitation to the annual company holiday party? We need your rsvp today.” Cindy was on the line from the corporate office. “Yes, […]
Chapter 6 What Do I Call You?
Excerpt from Licking Honey Off a Razor Blade by Valerie Grimes Available on Amazon and Medium Sunlight must have just entered the darkened room because now I was awake. The sun is my alarm clock. Fortunately I have one of those jobs that doesn’t require an alarm to get out of bed. The mornings are […]
Chapter 5 That Man is a Loose Cannon
Excerpt from Licking Honey Off a Razor Blade by Valerie Grimes Available on Amazon and Medium In an effort to make us feel normal to me, I insisted on him going out in public with me, which was risky. My dad would have said, ‘That man is a loose cannon.’ He resisted because he was […]
Chapter 4 Licking Honey Off a Razor Blade
Excerpt from Licking Honey Off a Razor Blade by Valerie Grimes Available on Amazon and Medium Being in a relationship with him was like licking honey off a razor blade. The sweet times were rare, but powerful. I saw something in him that no one else seemed to. Those times he would let me into […]
How I Overcame Alcohol Dependency
One chapter at a time. Each week I am posting a chapter from my book “Licking Honey Off A Razor Blade.” Here is the synopsis. Why does an intelligent, independent forty-something woman fall heart-first for a whisky-drinking, unemployed, young hottie? To help him change, of course, but it turns out that she needs to help […]
New drug to treat pain and addiction
Texas A&M researchers aim to develop one drug that treats pain, memory and nicotine addiction Although pain, memory and nicotine addiction may not seem to be related, they actually share a common player: the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. That’s why Texas A&M researchers are working to develop drugs to enhance the function of these receptors in the […]